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s3ps-2026-02-12_00_58_30-ware-met-kallistos-timothy-orthodox-worship-i-the-earthly-heaven-chap-13-in-the-orthodox-church.pdf
revival in contemporary Orthodoxy is the renewed awareness among many Orthodox of the Second Coming and its relevance. 'When a pastor on a visit to Russia asked what is the burning problem of the Russian Church, a priest replied without hesitation: the Parousia.'
Yet the Second Coming is not simply an event in the future, for in the life of the Church the Age to Come has already begun to break through into this present age. For members of God's Church, the 'Last Times' are already inaugurated, since here and now Christians enjoy the firstfruits of God's Kingdom. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. He comes already - in the Holy Liturgy and the worship of the Church.
Orthodox Worship, One: The Earthly Heaven
Orthodox Worship, One: The Earthly Heaven
The church is an earthly heaven in which the heavenly God dwells and moves,